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Life has many ways of testing a person's will, either by having nothing happen at all or by having everything happen all at once. ~Paulo Coelho
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| Addressing Health Disparities Through NPS | | 2015 Webinar Series
Addressing Health Disparities through the
National Prevention Strategy and Partnerships
Presented by Region VIII Federal Partners
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The Role of Community and Non-Profit Organizations
Thursday, March 19, 2015, 2:00 - 3:30 pm, MT (4:00-5:30 ET)
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| One in Five Teen Girls Victim of Dating Violence | |  Study: One in five teen girls victim of dating violence
Twenty-one percent of high school girls have been physically or sexually assaulted by someone they dated - a figure twice as high as previously estimated, a new study shows. Ten percent of high school boys also report having been physically or sexually assaulted by a dating partner, about the same rate reported in earlier surveys, according to a study led by the CDC published in JAMA Pediatrics. (USA Today, 3/2) |
| National Campaign Highlights | |  National Campaign Highlights
Cost of Unplanned Pregnancy.
Unplanned pregnancies cost taxpayers $21 billion each year, according to new data released by the Guttmacher Institute. These costs include prenatal care, labor and delivery, postpartum care, and 60 months of child care (previous estimates included 12 months of child care). Both the rate and cost of unplanned pregnancy varies by state-state expenditures on unplanned pregnancy as well as a wealth of other data are available here.
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| OTC Birth Control Pills Might Save Public Money | |  'Over the counter' birth control pills might save public money
Providing no- or low-cost birth control pills over the counter may reduce costs and prevent up to a quarter of unplanned pregnancies, researchers say. Many women would likely start using oral contraceptives if they were available with little or no up-front cost over the counter instead of with a prescription, they suggest in Contraception. It would also allow women to avoid often monthly waits in line at the pharmacy, she said. (Reuters, 3/4) |
| Dollars Running Out for Colorado Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program | |  Dollars running out for Colorado teen pregnancy prevention program
A Colorado program credited with helping driving the teen pregnancy rate down by 40 percent since 2007 is at risk of running out of cash. Five years ago, a private grant funded the state program that's made IUDs and contraceptive implants much more widely available. That grant runs out later this year, so a group of state lawmakers are asking for public money to keep it going but are running into opposition. (Colorado Public Radio, 3/2) |
| LARC Use Up Among US Women | | |
 LARC Use Up Among US Women
The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) released a new report on, "Trends in Long-acting Reversible Contraception Use among US Women Aged 15-44," which highlights that use of long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) has increased over the last decade. According to the NCHS report, more than 7% of girls and women ages 15 to 44 used intrauterine devices (IUDs) and hormone implants in 2011-2013. This is a five-fold increase from 1.5% in 2002. |
| FC2 Now Available Online | | |
FC2 Now Available Online
Female Health Company, which manufactures, markets, and sells the FC2 Female Condom, has launched www.shopfemalehealth.com, an online portal that allows consumers to purchase FC2 directly. FC2 is approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and offers dual protection against sexually-transmitted infections and unintended pregnancies.
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| MT BRFSS Report | | | Health Care Coverage and Accessibility, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) 2013 Results
Healthy People 2020, a national set of health goals, aims to achieve 100% health care coverage by the year 2020. The Affordable Care Act mandates that beginning in 2014, all individuals must be covered by health insurance or pay a penalty. In order to establish a baseline in Montana, in 2013 the Montana Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), a telephone survey of Montana residents 18 years of age and older, included a module on health care coverage and health care access. The module will be asked at regular intervals to measure progress in Montana. The 2013 health care module results are presented here. |
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